Blood On The Tracks (studio album) by Bob Dylan

From HoldenM 06/23/2025 19:01

The first Bob Dylan album I ever heard in full, to the point that I can remember exactly where I was when I first heard it. It resonates to this day as a miracle of recorded music. The longing, aching, uncontested defeat in the songwriting is Dylan at his most inspired and purposeful in close to a decade. This isn't the young, mysterious genius who took the world by storm; he's a wiser, older person unconcerned with pretense laying it all bare. There's nothing left to prove, which is why this record is a triumph.

I liked the first track, Tangled Up In Blue, but none of the other tracks resonated with me at all. Not a fan.

My generating voices written on verses united as trully disappointment.

Not a Dylan fan, but it's ok.

This feels like a more personal album from Bob Dylan and in my opinion this works wonderfully making it possibly his greatest ever release. Musically, it is catchy and infectious with Dylan's classic folk style dominating the majority of the songs. His guitar and harmonica playing always seemed so personal and relatable but on here it elevates this to new levels. When you pair this with his fantastic vocal display you get a performance that at times feels like Dylan is performing solely to you. I always get that feeling for pretty much the entire run time of the release making it so easy to connect to him on here. His lyrics are brimming with ideas and they are a lot more relatable with him discussing personal issues that we can empathise with and learn from his experience. His lyrics are worth looking into as they truly are poetry and they will seriously impress you with how intelligent he is with his wordplay. I also don't think there is a bad, or even an average, song on this release with every track feeling significant making this one of the most consistent albums ever released. It also just feels so warm and comfortable to listen to and on this album Dylan has this unique ability of making me think everything will be okay for the 52 minutes this album plays as I just get completely lost in the music. Overall, this record is full of personality, character and quality with it showcasing everything that is so amazing about Bob Dylan and it truly is one of his masterpieces.

I don’t feel like typing too much so I’ll just make it short and sweet. This is without a doubt my favorite Dylan album and I think it’s his best. It is without a doubt his most focused album. I think he was trying to prove something considering this came out during a crucial time in his career

Great album

I have been enraptured by this album from the day it was released in early 1975. It is my go to album, even now (nearly 50 years later). I have it at #2 on my all greatest albums. Timing is everything - I was 18, had moved out of home, was making my own mark in the world, my girlfriend had moved 500kms away to begin her tertiary studies & we drifted apart - so the mood & lyrics fitted me like a glove and defines forever that key moment in my life. It's also the songs on this album (Tangled Up In Blue/Shelter From The Storm) that I love to perform in public.

Aching, lonely songs that form perhaps Dylan's most personal body of work.

This is where Dylan came back in his solo career. Although not as good as BOB or H61, it's still great. Tangled up in Blue is my fav